Tea with Mussolini

Overview

In 1930s fascist Italy, adolescent Luca just lost his mother. His father, a callous businessman, sends him to be taken care of by British expatriate Mary Wallace. Mary and her cultured friends - including artist Arabella, young widow Elsa, and archaeologist Georgie - keep a watchful eye over the boy. But the women's cultivated lives take a dramatic turn when Allied forces declare war on Mussolini.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

March 25, 1999

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English, Italian, Russian

Countries

United Kingdom, Italy

Production

Medusa Produzione,Cattleya,Cineritmo,Film and General Productions

Cast

Maggie Smith,Judi Dench,Joan Plowright,Cher,Lily Tomlin,Baird Wallace,Charlie Lucas,Michael Williams,Paul Chequer,Massimo Ghiniand 9 more

Director

Franco Zeffirelli

Writer

John Mortimer,Franco Zeffirelli

Producer

Marco Chimenz,Clive Parsons,Frederick Muller,Giovannella Zannoni,Riccardo Tozzi

Cinematography

David Watkin

Budget

$12,000,000

Revenue

$21,001,563

IMDb

tt0120857